| S. No |
Food item |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| I |
Crustacean |
| 1 |
Shrimps |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
| 2 |
Crab |
3 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
| 3 |
Small prawn |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| 4 |
Isopods |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| 5 |
Amphipods |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| 6 |
Tannaids |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| 7 |
Mysids |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| 8 |
Lucifer |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
| 9 |
Copepods |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| 10 |
Egg and Larva |
0 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| |
Total |
27 |
35 |
29 |
33 |
33 |
36 |
31 |
24 |
27 |
33 |
24 |
37 |
| II |
Polychaetes |
| 1 |
Armandia sp |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 2 |
Capitella sp |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 3 |
Cossura sp |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 4 |
Eunice sp |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 5 |
Glycera sp |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| 6 |
Hesione sp |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| 7 |
Magalona sp |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 8 |
Nephtys sp |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 9 |
Onuphis sp |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 10 |
Ophelia sp |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| |
Total |
13 |
14 |
16 |
11 |
17 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
21 |
14 |
16 |
13 |
| III |
Nematodes |
| 1 |
Astomonema sp |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Daaptonema sp |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 3 |
Desmodora sp. |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 4 |
Draconema sp |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| 5 |
Quadricoma sp |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 6 |
Steineria sp. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 7 |
Theristus sp |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| 8 |
Tricoma sp |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| 9 |
Vasostoma sp |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
Viscosia sp |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| |
Total |
12 |
14 |
15 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
12 |
17 |
16 |
14 |
16 |
13 |
| IV |
Fish |
| 1 |
Apogonidae |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
| 2 |
Atherinidae |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| 3 |
Aridae |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
| 4 |
Blenniidae |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 5 |
Carangidae |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 6 |
Centropomidae |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| 7 |
Channidae |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| 8 |
Chirocentridae |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
| 9 |
Clupeidae |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| 10 |
Cyprinidae |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| 11 |
Engraulidae |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 12 |
Exocoetidae |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| 13 |
Gobiidae |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
| 14 |
Grammatidae |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| 15 |
Hemiramphidae |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
| 16 |
Labridae |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
| 17 |
Leiognathidae |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| 18 |
Lutjanidae |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| 19 |
Mugilidae |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 20 |
Mullidae |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 21 |
Scombridae |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| 22 |
Serranidae |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| 23 |
Stromateidae |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
| 24 |
Scaridae |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| 25 |
Sciaenidae |
2 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| 26 |
Teraponidae |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 27 |
Triacanthidae |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 28 |
Fish eggs |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 29 |
Fish larvae |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| 30 |
Fish scales |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| |
Total |
46 |
45 |
60 |
48 |
59 |
63 |
54 |
59 |
52 |
57 |
67 |
68 |
| 1 |
Acartia sp |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 2 |
Canuella sp |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Cervinia sp |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
| 4 |
Diarthrodes sp |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| 5 |
Eucalanus sp |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| 6 |
Macrosetella sp |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| 7 |
Microsetella sp |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| 8 |
Oithona sp |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| 9 |
Rhicalanus sp |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| 10 |
Sagitta sp |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
17 |
30 |
24 |
19 |
20 |
24 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
20 |
22 |
29 |
| VI |
Phytoplankton |
| 1 |
Coscinodiscus sp |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| 2 |
Cyclotella sp |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 3 |
Diploneis sp |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 4 |
Ditylum sp |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| 5 |
Navicula sp |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 6 |
Odentella sp |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 7 |
Triceratium sp |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 8 |
Planktoniella sp |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 9 |
Thalassiosira sp |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
Total |
12 |
19 |
23 |
19 |
24 |
17 |
20 |
21 |
18 |
18 |
13 |
21 |
| 1 |
Arca sp |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| 2 |
Anadara sp |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 3 |
Cardium sp |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| 4 |
Meretrix sp |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| 5 |
Pecten sp |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
| 6 |
Placenta sp |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
| |
Total |
9 |
13 |
15 |
16 |
12 |
15 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
18 |
14 |
12 |
| VIII |
Gastropods |
| 1 |
Bullia sp |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 2 |
Cerithium sp |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| 3 |
Cerethedia sp |
4 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
| 4 |
Natica sp |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
| 5 |
Umbonium sp |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 6 |
Xancus sp |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| |
Total |
12 |
10 |
13 |
17 |
15 |
12 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
| IX |
Sand |
| |
Total |
13 |
14 |
15 |
12 |
14 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
| X |
Digested matter |
| |
Total |
6 |
10 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
| XI |
Miscellaneous |
| |
Total |
12 |
16 |
10 |
12 |
21 |
26 |
25 |
27 |
21 |
26 |
27 |
25 |
|
